Peter Erskine

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In 1983, he performed on the Antilles Records release Swingrass '83. He toured the US in 1992 with Chick Corea.

Erskine splits his time as a musician and a professor at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. He was featured on Kate Bush's 2005 album Aerial, where Erskine teamed with bass player Eberhard Weber. Diana Krall, Eliane Elias, Queen Latifah and Linda Ronstadt, as well as Scottish and Finnish classical orchestras, have had Erskine perform as a featured musician.

In 2011, he appeared on stage at the Royal Opera House, London in the new opera Anna Nicole.

• 1985: Current Events with John Abercrombie, Marc Johnson (ECM, 1986)
• 1988: John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine (ECM, 1989) – live
• 1991: StAR with Jan Garbarek, Miroslav Vitous (ECM, 1991)

• 1994: Traction Avant with Alessandro Galati, Palle Danielsson (Via Veneto, 1995)
• 1995?: From Kenton to Now with Richard Torres (Fuzzy Music, 1995)
• 1996: Jason Salad! with Alessandro Galati, John Patitucci, Bob Sheppard (Via Veneto, 1997)
• 1996: Turnage: Blood on the Floor with John Scofield, Martin Robertson, Peter Rundel (Decca, 1997)
• 1998: Live at the Baked Potato with Dirk K., Jörg Kleutgens (Kalle Fornia, 1998) – live
• 1998: The Hudson Project with John Abercrombie, Bob Mintzer, John Patitucci (Stretch, 2000) – live
• 2000: ELB with Nguyên Lê, Michel Benita (ACT, 2001)
• 2001: Badlands with Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter (Fuzzy Music, 2002)
• 2002?: Turnage: Fractured Lines with Evelyn Glennie, Christian Lindberg, Leonard Slatkin (Chandos, 2002)
• 2006: Worth the Wait with Tim Hagans (Fuzzy Music, 2008) – live
• 2008?: Dream Flight with ELB (ACT, 2008)
• 2009?: The Trio Live @ Charlie O's (Fuzzy Music, 2009) – live
• 2009: Scenes from a Dream with Chris Minh Doky, Larry Goldings (Red Dot Music, 2010)
• 2010?: The Interlochen Concert with Alan Pasqua, Darek Oles (Fuzzy Music, 2010) – live
• 2010?: Standards 2: Movie Music with Bob Mintzer, Darek Oleszkiewicz, Alan Pasqua (Fuzzy Music, 2011) – soundtrack
• 2014: Trio M/E/D with Palle Danielsson, Rita Marcotulli (Abeat, 2015) – live
• 2015: How Long Is Now? with Lars Danielsson, Iiro Rantala (ACT, 2016)
• 2019: 3 Nights in L.A. with George Garzone, Alan Pasqua and Darek Oles (Fuzzy Music, 2019)3CD – live
• 2021: Live In Italy with Alan Pasqua, Darek Oles (Fuzzy Music, 2022) – live

Source:

• Steps Ahead (Elektra/Musician, 1983)
• Modern Times (Elektra/Musician, 1984)
• Magnetic (Elektra, 1986)
• Holding Together (NYC, 2002)2CD – live rec. 1999

• Third Ear (Cathexis, 1995) – rec. 1991–92
• Modern Memory (Cathexis, 1998)

With John Abercrombie

• 1987: Getting There (ECM, 1988)
• 1992: November (ECM, 1993)

With David Benoit

• Waiting for Spring (GRP, 1989)
• Letter to Evan (GRP, 1992)
• The Benoit/Freeman Project 2 with Russ Freeman (Peak, 2004)

With Wayne Bergeron

• You Call This a Living? (Weg, 2002)
• Full Circle (Wayne Bergeron, 2016) – rec. 2012–15

With Warren Bernhardt

• Warren Bernhardt Trio '83 (DMP, 1983)
• Hands On (DMP, 1987)
• Heat of the Moment (DMP, 1989)
• Amelia's Song (DMP, 2003)
• So Real (DMP, 2003)

With Randy Bernsen

• Music for Planets People and Washing Machines (Amc, 1984)
• Mo' Wasabi (Zebra, 1986)

With Chris Botti

• Slowing Down the World (GRP, 1999)
• December (Columbia, 2002)

With Michael Bublé

• Crazy Love (Reprise, 2009)
• Christmas (Reprise, 2011)
• Love (Reprise, 2018)

With Gary Burton

• 1988?: Times Like These (GRP, 1988)
• 1989: Reunion (GRP, 1990)
• 1991?: Cool Nights (GRP, 1991)
• 1993: It's Another Day (GRP, 1994)
• 1996: Departure (Concord Jazz, 1997)

With Joey Calderazzo

• In the Door (Blue Note, 1991)
• The Traveler (Blue Note, 1993)

With George Cables

• Cables' Vision (Contemporary, 1980)
• Whisper Not (Atlas, 1981)
• The Big Jazz Trio (Eastworld, 1984)
• Circle (Contemporary, 1985)
• Shared Secrets (MuseFX, 2002)

With Alex Cline

• Sparks Fly Upward (Cryptogramophone, 1999)
• The Constant Flame (Cryptogramophone, 2001)

With Pino Daniele

• Medina (RCA, 2001)
• Passi D'Autore (RCA, 2004)
• Il mio nome è Pino Daniele e vivo qui (RCA, 2007)

With Eddie Daniels

• Benny Rides Again with Gary Burton (GRP, 1992)
• Under the Influence (GRP, 1993)
• The Five Seasons (Shanachie, 1995)

With Yelena Eckemoff

• Cold Sun (L&H, 2010)
• Flying Steps (L&H, 2010)
• Glass Song (L&H, 2013)
• Desert (L&H, 2018)

With Eliane Elias

• Cross Currents (Denon, 1987)
• So Far So Close (Blue Note, 1989)
• A Long Story (Manhattan, 1991)
• Fantasia (Blue Note, 1992)
• Paulistana (Blue Note, 1993)
• Time and Again (Candid, 2024)

With Maynard Ferguson

• Conquistador (Columbia, 1977)
• New Vintage (Columbia, 1977)
• Carnival (Columbia, 1978)

With Don Grolnick

• Hearts and Numbers (Hip Pocket, 1985)
• Weaver of Dreams (Blue Note, 1990)

With Bob James

• Foxie (Tappan Zee, 1983)
• The Genie: Themes & Variations From The TV Series "Taxi" (Columbia, 1983)
• The Swan (CBS/Sony, 1984)

With Marc Johnson

• Bass Desires (ECM, 1985)
• Second Sight (ECM, 1987)

With Stan Kenton

• National Anthems of the World (Creative World, 1972)
• Birthday in Britain (Creative World, 1973)
• 7.5 on the Richter Scale (Creative World, 1973)
• Live at the London Hilton 1973 Vol. 2 (Status, 1973) – live
• Fire, Fury, and Fun (Creative World, 1974)
• Stan Kenton plays Chicago (Creative World, 1974)
• Street of Dreams (Creative World, 1992) – rec. 1970–76
• Live at Carthage College Vol. 1 (Magic, 1994) – live
• Live at the London Hilton 1973 Vol. 1 (Status, 1994) – live rec. 1973
• At Pavilion Hemel Hempstead England 1973 (Status, 1996) – live rec. 1973
• Live at Newport Jazz Festival (Jazz Band, 1999) – live
• At the Arcadia Theatre 1974 (Magic, 2000) – live rec. 1974

With Diana Krall

• The Look of Love (Verve, 2001)
• The Girl in the Other Room (Verve, 2004)

With Chuck Loeb

• Simple Things (DMP, 1994)
• Silhouette (Shanachie, 2013)

With Mike Mainieri

• Wanderlust (Warner Bros., 1981)
• An American Diary (NYC, 1995)
• An American Diary: The Dreamings (NYC, 1997)

With Vince Mendoza

• Start Here (World Pacific, 1990)
• Jazzpaña (Atlantic, 1993)
• Sketches (ACT, 1994)
• WDR Big Band Köln, Caribbean Night (BHM Productions, 1997)

With Al Di Meola

• Orange and Blue (Tomato, 1994)
• The Infinite Desire (Telarc, 1998)
• Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody (Concord, 2011)

With Bob Mintzer

• Source (Agharta, 1982)
• Papa Lips (Eastworld , 1983)
• Incredible Journey (DMP, 1985)
• Camouflage (DMP, 1986)
• Spectrum (DMP, 1988)
• Urban Contours (DMP, 1989)
• Art of the Big Band (DMP, 1991)
• Departure (DMP, 1993)
• Hymn (Owl, 1991) – rec. 1990
• I Remember Jaco (Novus Records, 1992)
• The First Decade (DMP, 1995)
• Quality Time (TVT, 1998)
• Gently (DMP, 2002)
• For the Moment, (MCG Jazz, 2012)
• All L.A. Band (Fuzzy, 2016)

With Makoto Ozone

• Now You Know (Columbia, 1987)
• Walk Alone (JVC Victor, 1992)

With Alan Pasqua

• My New Old Friend (Cryptogramophone, 2005)
• Standards (Fuzzy Music, 2007)

With Jaco Pastorius

• Word of Mouth (Warner Bros., 1981) – rec. 1980–81
• Invitation (Warner Bros., 1983) – live rec. 1982
• The Birthday Concert (Warner Bros., 1995) – rec. 1981
• Twins Live in Japan 1982 (1999) – live rec. 1982
• Guitar & Bass (2004)
• Live in Japan (2005)
• Introducing: Jaco Pastorius (2006)
• The Word Is Out (2006)
• Live and Outrageous (2007)
• The Florida Concert (2008)
• Truth, Liberty & Soul (Resonance, 2017) – live rec. 1982

With John Patitucci

• John Patitucci (GRP, 1987)
• Sketchbook (GRP, 1990)
• Mistura Fina (GRP, 1995)

With Lee Ritenour

• Rit's House (GRP, 2002)
• Rhythm Sessions (Concord, 2012)

With John Scofield

• Summertime with Pat Metheny (Bugsy, 1994)2CD
• Shortcuts - Jazzpar Combo 1999 with Hans Ulrik (Stunt, 2000) – rec. 1999

With Mike Stern

• Time in Place (Atlantic, 1988)
• Jigsaw (Atlantic, 1989)

With Sadao Watanabe

• Sweet Deal (Elektra, 1991)
• A Night with Strings (Elektra, 1992)
• I'm with you (Victor, 2014)

With Weather Report

• Mr. Gone (Columbia, 1978)
• (Columbia, 1979)
• Night Passage (Columbia, 1980)
• Weather Report (Columbia, 1982)
• This is This! (Columbia, 1986)
• Live and Unreleased (Columbia, 2002)
• (Columbia, 2006)

With Kenny Wheeler

• Music for Large & Small Ensembles (ECM, 1990)
• The Widow in the Window (ECM, 1990)
• Kayak (Ah Um, 1992)